
Mayday: Air Disaster
Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.

Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.

John F. Kennedy Jr. is piloting his brand new Piper Saratoga when the aircraft mysteriously disappears.

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.

Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things.

With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.

The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.

From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales.

Critical mistakes in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky.

In New Zealand, a commuter turboprop slams into hilly terrain.

Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.

Thai Airways Flight 311 crashes into the Himalayas, far from its projected flight path.

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

Three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.

En route to Atlanta, a twin-engine jet careens off the tarmac in Kentucky.

Continental Flight 1713 crashes on take-off in Denver amid heavy snow.

Three flights suffer catastrophic computer errors.

Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up directly in the path of an oncoming 727.

When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.